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How to sign: the solid part of the earth's surface
"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground";
Similiar / Same: dry land, solid ground, terra firma, land, earth
Categories: object, physical object
Within this category: America, archipelago, beachfront, cape, coastal plain, floor, foreland, forest, hills, island, isthmus, landmass, mainland, neck, oxbow, peninsula, plain, slash, wonderland
How to sign: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
"they dug into the earth outside the church";
Similiar / Same: earth
Within this category: diatomaceous earth, moraine, saprolite, soil
How to sign: a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
Similiar / Same: earth
Categories: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
How to sign: cover with a primer; apply a primer to
Similiar / Same: undercoat, prime
Categories: paint
How to sign: use as a basis for; found on
"base a claim on some observation";
Similiar / Same: base, found, establish
Within this category: build
